Unidentified

Picture ID 136258

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

Brown widow
Latrodectus geometricus
Female
Shy and reclusive
Docile

  • Submitted by: 
    Kibaspider
  • Submitted: Apr 17, 2021
  • Photographed: Apr 15, 2021
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Carolina Beach, North Carolina, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Nice ventral photo of her! This shows well the wide orange “hourglass” marking of Brown Widows. I think it is interesting that you keep several spider species so that you can observe them. If you handle her, just a note of warning from my experience…Therididae family spiders have poor vision. The False Widows in my house don’t appear to be able to see the difference between a black object and a shadow. One of mine ended up in the shadows inside a dark the dark grey sweater I was wearing. She moved quickly when she thought she was escaping me… Read more »